Hepatitis C virus infection in EU/EEA and United Kingdom prisons: opportunities and challenges for action

Hepatitis C virus infection in EU/EEA and United Kingdom prisons: opportunities and challenges for action

Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission in the European Union, European Economic Area and United Kingdom is driven by injecting drug use (IDU), which contributes to the high burden of chronic infection among people in prisons. This study aimed to describe the context, epidemiology a...

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Main Authors: Aya Olivia Nakitanda, Linda Montanari, Lara Tavoschi, Antons Mozalevskis, Erika Duffell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Hepatitis C virus
Prisons
Injecting drug use
European Union
European Economic Area
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09515-6

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